New Directory Opus 5 Book with many extras!

Retrofan · 07 March 2018, 00:05

AMIGA.net.pl is proud to announce the availability of a English user's manual book (printed in hardcover & eBook). Become a true master of Directory Opus 5 - the best file manager ever created!

CONTENT

The book provides a detailed description of Directory Opus 5 operation & configuration with the focus on its newer versions such as Magellan, Magellan II, and the latest version 5.9. The book also discusses program's capabilities of AmigaOS integration as well as AmigaDOS environment and ARexx scripting language. Click for complete Table of Content.

EXTRAS

For hardcore fans there's also a Boxed and Collector's Edition available including software on CD and floppies combined with discount coupon for full version of AmiKit X (the powerful emulation package including pre-configured Directory Opus 5.82).

WHERE TO BUY

Get it all from bit.ly/DOpusBook

PeterK · 07 March 2018, 02:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retrofan

Directory Opus 5 - the best file manager ever created!

That's your opinion, but I still prefer to use DOpus 4.17pre21 on WB 3.9. Ok, it don't has all of the features of DOpus5, but more important, it has non of the bugs of DOpus5. And 5.9x is even worse than 5.82! No thanks.

Retrofan · 07 March 2018, 02:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterK

That's your opinion, but I still prefer to use DOpus 4.17pre21 on WB 3.9. Ok, it don't has all of the features of DOpus5, but more important, it has non of the bugs of DOpus5. And 5.9x is even worse than 5.82! No thanks.

Peter I'm just announcing it, but I'm really interested in reading this manual.

I'm not anyone to tell it's the best, but I've got the idea that you could help making your suggestions and that they would be taken into account, just to make it better. Just as an example, PFS3AIO had some problems, but listening to some inputs now it's the best&faster file system ever.

In any case, IMHO, DOpus is the way to go. It won't boot so fast, but then you've got -again IMHO- the best and fastest options available with a few clicks.

Also, have you tried the version 5.9 that is commented?. As it seems you've done, then you should share what's wrong with it I believe.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterK

... the bugs of DOpus5. And 5.9x is even worse than 5.82! No thanks.

I just think that you should explain more exactly what you don't like creating a new Thread as this is the News one.

PeterK · 07 March 2018, 05:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retrofan

Also, have you tried the version 5.9 that is commented?. As it seems you've done, then you should share what's wrong with it I believe.

I just think that you should explain more exactly what you don't like creating a new Thread as this is the News one.

Sorry for being offtopic, but are there really any news about DOpus 5.9x, except for the new documentation ?

I don't want to bother you here with some icon related bugs in DOpus5, which I tried to bypass so that you won't notice them any longer. But I cannot fix all of them. Just move an icon around on the screen and watch how much memory gets lost. ChipMem consumption is another problem. And what has been done to fix AfA_OS issues with DOpus 5.9x since 2014?
https://sourceforge.net/p/dopus5alla...read/5293ab98/
https://sourceforge.net/p/dopus5alla...read/1a584a9c/

daxb · 07 March 2018, 12:22

Btw., last update was 10/2016. Has DOpus5.9 development stopped?

wawa · 07 March 2018, 17:42

@peterk

definitely there have been issues that are not that easily seen under ng systems the updated version is mainly used. i have noticed the difference when testing the genuine version against the updated one on aros 68k. more in depth analysis and engagement would certainly help.

edit: btw, must really have been related, since it was quite a delay when listing dirs. probably you added some workaroud.

AC/DC HACKER! · 14 March 2018, 08:05

I think the Document rocks, and I'll check into it. I adore DOpus 5.xx and 4.xx. I use both with 68K and PPC. Appreciate the news.

xboxown · 04 April 2019, 01:19

If i buy Directory Opus 5 is it just the manual or the actual Directory Opus 5 software?

Daedalus · 04 April 2019, 10:57

The software is now free as it was open sourced a few years ago, so it can be downloaded anyway, regardless of whether it's provided with the book or not. The original DOpus 5 Magellan came with an excellent manual, which I presume this book is aiming to replace.

xboxown · 04 April 2019, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daedalus

The software is now free as it was open sourced a few years ago, so it can be downloaded anyway, regardless of whether it's provided with the book or not. The original DOpus 5 Magellan came with an excellent manual, which I presume this book is aiming to replace.

Where would I find it? I mean DOPus 5?

sneeker · 04 April 2019, 22:13

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dopus5allamigas/

Keep meaning to try it, but never seem to get round to it.

xboxown · 05 April 2019, 00:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneeker

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dopus5allamigas/

Keep meaning to try it, but never seem to get round to it.

Unfortunately that is for OS 41 exclusive

pipper · 05 April 2019, 01:40

No, it’s not. It has makefiles for different OSs, among them OS3.
Some time ago I took the Sourceforge project to Github and made it compile with Bebbo’s GCC 6.5
Runs perfectly fine on OS 3

Http://github.com/mheyer32/dopus5allamigas

07 March 2018, 00:05	#1
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	New Directory Opus 5 Book with many extras! AMIGA.net.pl is proud to announce the availability of a English user's manual book (printed in hardcover & eBook). Become a true master of Directory Opus 5 - the best file manager ever created! CONTENT The book provides a detailed description of Directory Opus 5 operation & configuration with the focus on its newer versions such as Magellan, Magellan II, and the latest version 5.9. The book also discusses program's capabilities of AmigaOS integration as well as AmigaDOS environment and ARexx scripting language. Click for complete Table of Content. EXTRAS For hardcore fans there's also a Boxed and Collector's Edition available including software on CD and floppies combined with discount coupon for full version of AmiKit X (the powerful emulation package including pre-configured Directory Opus 5.82). WHERE TO BUY Get it all from bit.ly/DOpusBook

07 March 2018, 12:22	#5
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	Btw., last update was 10/2016. Has DOpus5.9 development stopped? Last edited by daxb; 07 March 2018 at 22:05.

07 March 2018, 17:42	#6
wawa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: berlin/germany Posts: 1,054	@peterk definitely there have been issues that are not that easily seen under ng systems the updated version is mainly used. i have noticed the difference when testing the genuine version against the updated one on aros 68k. more in depth analysis and engagement would certainly help. edit: btw, must really have been related, since it was quite a delay when listing dirs. probably you added some workaroud. Last edited by wawa; 07 March 2018 at 17:49.

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pipper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: San Jose Posts: 652	No, it’s not. It has makefiles for different OSs, among them OS3. Some time ago I took the Sourceforge project to Github and made it compile with Bebbo’s GCC 6.5 Runs perfectly fine on OS 3 Http://github.com/mheyer32/dopus5allamigas

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